Devoted to actor William Conrad, star of Cannon, Jake and the Fatman and Nero Wolfe, as well as narrator of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Double Bill was often referred to as a 'hatezine' (as opposed to 'fan'-zine), or sometimes as an 'anti-zine', introducing a new category into the the self-publishing world. 'This was because Double Bill compares two well-known Bills: fat actor William Conrad, whose size was frequently important to his roles in film and on television, to too-thin William Burroughs, misogynist wife killer and pederast. Burroughs invariably comes up short.

Five issues of this cut and pastezine were published from its headquarters in Toronto, Canada, during its run from 1991 till 2001. The zine was nominated for a Trillium Award in 1992, and was the subject of several articles in magazines such as The Village Voice, usually provoking angry letters to the editor in response. The editors of Double Bill collectively contributed to the zine Girl Germs, and were interviewed in the zine Alarm Clock.